Musing about IT

My Mom called me one time and said that she thought she broke her computer. I asked how it happened and she said "I don't know. I think I pushed the wrong button". I responded immediately, "Mom, if there was a button that could destroy your computer, we wouldn't...

In the last few years IT organizations in many industries have been asked to do more with less. This is all a part of the nation wide cost cutting frenzy which started in '09. Initially this trend was good of course. Costs can be reduces 5 or 10% in any given...

A death march in the realm of IT refers to the extended pursuit toward the completion of a project which is hopelessly out of hand. No one wants to go on a death march. Many will ask in the midst of it, "how did we get here?!" There are many ways a death march can...

You meet with your second line manager 5 days in a row The company offers to buy everyone dinner... again! You spend the entire day working with your team in the conference room When spending the night at the office seems like a time saver No one has an estimate of...